Cap.



E. FORMAN.

GAP.

APPLIGATION FILED APB.. 1'?, 1912.

1,049,888, f Patented Jn. '7, 1913.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT onirica.

ELIETORMAN, or BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CAP.

Specification olf Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

Application filed April 17, ,1912. Seri'al No. 691,453.

To all lwhom, @ft-may concern Be it known that I, ELIE FORMAN, al citizen of the United-States, residing at Boston,

' `cou'nty of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts,

have invented an Improvement in Gaps, of which the following description, 1n connec Vtion with the accompanying drawing, 1s a specification, like characters lon the drawing representing like arts.

This' invention asfor its object to pro! vide a novel cap frame which is lightand yet elastic. v

The invention isparticularly adapted for i caps of the type which conductors, motormen, or other uniformed persons commonly wear, as it will keep its shape under all circumstancesl and is light and, therefore, comfortable to wear...

The invention relates particularly to the manner in which the frame for the cap is made and comprises the features which will be more fully hereinafter described and then 'pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings wherein I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention,

Figure 1 is a vertical' longitudinal section -b so that it will always resume its properA 'through a cap embodyin my invention; Fig. 2 shows a portion o the blank from which the frame is made; Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the frame.

The 4cap herein illustrated is of the bell crown fiat-topped variety, although my invention is not'limited to use in a cap of this particular type.

The frame hereinshown is designated generallyby 1 and it support-s and holds in shape the outer covering 2 of cloth. The

lower edge of the outer covering 2 is folded` under the lower edge of the frame, as at 3,

and is sewed to the lower edge of t-he frame.A

4 designates the usual sweat band which is sewed at its lower edge to the outer covering 2, as at 5. i6 is the usual vizor held in place in the usual way` by stitches 7. These parts, with the exception .of the frame, may have any suitable or usual construction and form no part of the present invention.

The frame 1 is made of resilient material shape even after it has been bent out of shape, and it is also madeof light material v so as to make a light weight cap. The

frame is made of strips of material woven together so as to make the construction hereinafter referred to. .The strips may be of any material which has the desired charchairs are woven together. As shown in the drawings, these strips 8 and 9 are woven together after the manner of a plain weave. The cross strips 9 extend at one edge beyond the longitudinal strips 8, as shown at 10'. A blankof this sort can be made by simply taking a strip of woven cane mate# rial of the desired length and widthand then removing the longitudinal strands at one edge of the strip to provide the projecting portions 10 of the crossstrands. The

blank thus made is formed into circular shape by bringing the ends 11 and 12 thereof together and fastening them to each other in any suitable way, either by stitches or by a binding tape .The edge 13 is bound with tape 14, said tape being sewedto the edge by stitches 15 and thus protecting the edge v'and `preventing it from raveling. Similarly, the edge 19 is bound by a tape 16 which is sewed to the strands 9, and in order to get the bell crown shape the extremities of the ends 10 of the cross strips 9 are sepa-- rated slightly from each other s o that said projecting ends '10 have a slightly divergent arrangement. I prefer to use a wire at the flared edge 19, said wire 20 being covered by and sewed into the tape 16, and preferacteristics, but I prefer to use the cane maably being located onthe inside of the strands 9 vand thereby giving strength to the upper edge -of the frame and holding itl in its divergent shape, as seen in Fig. 3. If desired, the body of the crown may be further reinforced by a reinforcing wire 17 which is taped thereto, although this is not essential. The frame thus made is put into the cap in usual way and the cover and sweat band sewed in place. The cane. material is very resilient and will resume its proper shape even after it has been distorted by a blow or otherwise. oft-en subjected to blows, and if the frame is not resilient any pressure or blow on the cap will tend to distort the frame and de stroy the shape of the cap. By usingthis Caps of this nature are `points on the sides.

resilient 4 material, however;y the cap Will alvvays preserve its proper shape. Moreover, the cane material is exceedingly light', and as a result alight hat can be made which is a great advantage as many hats of this nature are rather heavy.

One advantage of my construction is that the frame is praotically unbroken around the circumference of the cap, and, therefore, the. cloth cover of the cap is supported at all The circular shape of the cap is thereby preserved in a much better Way than would be possible Wherev the cloth at the sides of the cap is supported .at inter-` vals only. AAnother advantage ot' the cane material is that it does not lose its elasticity .by becoming damp or moist.

`While I prefer to use ordinary cane material for the frame because it is resilient as well as light, yet my invention is not necessarily limited tothe' use oi this material Having fully described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentv is In a bell crown cap, the combination With a cap frame made of strands of resilient material woven together and arranged with one set of strands extending vertically from top to bottom of the frame and the other set extending annularly of said frame at its lower side only, the upper end of the vertical strands extending above the annular strands and having a divergent relation at their upper ends, of a binding tape secured to the upper ends of said vertical strands and holding them in their divergent position, and a covering inclosing said frame.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specication, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' p ELIE FORMAN.

Witnesses:

Louis C. SMITH, THOMAS J. DRUMMOND. 

